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☆ BlackRock shifted billions into this active ETF. Here’s why it matters to regular investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

A small tweak in BlackRock's model portfolio turned a sleepy fund into one of the market's fastest growing active ETFs overnight. BlackRock added the U.S. Equity Factor Rotation ETF (DYNF) to its target allocation model portfolio in mid-March. The growth of DYNF sits at the center of two broader trends — rapid growth of model portfolios and the proliferation of active ETFs. Model portfolios are strategies offered by asset managers to investors and financial advisors. Meanwhile, model portfolios that want to add active management may not be able to add the best-performers in a category.

Persons: Michael Gates, DYNF, financials, Berkshire Hathaway, Morningstar, Elisabeth Kasner, Kasner, It's Organizations: U.S, Equity, BlackRock's, Stock Market, Microsoft, Nvidia, Berkshire Locations: BlackRock, DYNF

☆ How to beat the retirement crisis: The founder of America's top wealth advisor explains how to properly save, and shares 2 sectors that could expedite returns if you're not on track
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But let's say you're 30 years old and haven't started stashing money away; you may have difficulty getting there. And as a result of this, if you're going to live during a 30 or 40 year retirement. In Edelman's opinion, you're late to the game if you're over 25 and haven't started saving and investing. When people do set money aside, it's often in the wrong places, such as bank savings, money market accounts, and government bonds, Edelman said. All of this might sound complicated for a beginner, but diversification can be achieved through exchange-traded funds (ETFs), Edelman noted.

Persons: haven't, Ric Edelman, Barron's, Edelman, it's, aren't, Franklin Templeton Organizations: Federal Reserve, Edelman, New York Times, Trust, Vanguard Locations: America

Robo-advisor investment services, such as Wealthfront and Betterment, have exploded in popularity in recent years. Investments are based on high-quality portfoliosMost financial advisors draw on a combination of their own education and experience. Management fees are low and predictableMost financial advisors charge based on a percent of assets under management, or a flat fee. Fee-only advisors are the best human financial advisors for most people, but when a computer handles your investments, you pay a lot less. Robo-advisors shouldn't perform significantly better than a great financial advisor, but not all financial advisors are great.

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☆ 3 young millionaires share the one index fund they'd invest in — plus the early mistake that could cost investors six figures in their retirement funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

People often turn to index funds or exchange-traded funds to simplify investing while getting exposure to diverse assets. According to an expense ratio calculator, the same setup would cost $8,278 with an expense ratio of 0.04%. It was money he would decide to scatter across nine index funds to diversify his portfolio. In 2019, he started the Personal Finance Club, which offers free and paid content about index fund investing. She sticks to one fund: the Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO), which tracks the S&P 500 and is rebalanced quarterly to include the top 500 domestic companies.

Persons: Michael Quan, Quan, Jeremy Schneider, Treasuries, Schneider, Vivian Tu, she's, Rich, Tu Organizations: Investment Company Institute, Vanguard FTSE, Market, Fund, Finance Club, Fidelity, Street, JPMorgan Locations: Canada, Europe, Japan, New York City

☆ A millionaire who retired at 34 made over $7,000 in passive income in one month from stocks and bonds. He explains how he built a $2.9 million account that pays his expenses while it continues to grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

For 13 years, he invested at least 50% of his salary to grow his retirement portfolio. The latter portion allows him to access his retirement income before the age of 59 and a half without incurring a 10% penalty. The stock exposure in that account is mainly through the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), where he has about $1 million invested. This roughly means you need to have $1 million invested into the index to earn $15,400. Therefore, only 1% of his brokerage portfolio is allocated to a few individual tech stocks.

Persons: Sam Dogen, Goldman Sachs, He'd, Dogen, he's, He's, I've Organizations: Credit Suisse, Goldman, Wealth, Fidelity, Treasury Locations: New York City, San Francisco, IVV

☆ How do I invest in a S&P 500 fund? Should I trade stocks after hours? We've got answers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Are you referring to the S & P index itself, or one of the variations, and which symbol(s)? Thanks, Doug W. There are many exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that track the S & P 500 . The top three by assets under management, in order from largest to smallest, would be the State Street Global Advisors' SPDR S & P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) , BlackRock's iShares Core S & P 500 ETF (IVV) , and the Vanguard S & P 500 ETF (VOO) . As mentioned in the question, there are lots of ETFs that track the S & P 500, so by no means are these three the only games in town. Volume usually does pick up outside of normal trading hours when an event takes place, such as an earnings release.

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☆ A millionaire who retired at 36 shares the top 4 funds he's holding, the ones he's sold due to high fees, and the stock up 1,000% in the last 10 years that's yielded him the most gains
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

He began by investing in stocks and funds with higher fees. Early retirement wasn't an accident for Quan, nor was it a sudden decision after he sold his company. Gaining exposure to this fund helps balance his exposure to US stocks which he gets from a few funds he holds. "Ironically enough, I want to say that COKE has grown the most over the time as an individual stock," Quan said. He has mainly been allocating to iShares' IEMG in order to increase his exposure to those markets.

Persons: Michael Quan, wasn't, Quan, CWGIX, COKE, maxing, wife's ROTH Organizations: Income, Vanguard, Investment Company Institute, Holdings, Vanguard FTSE, Cola Consolidated Inc, DFA Locations: Canada, Europe, Japan

☆ An ETF focused on the 'moats' strategy of Warren Buffett is beating the market once again
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-16 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

An exchange traded fund built on an investing strategy popularized by Warren Buffett is proving its worth once again in 2023. The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF (MOAT) has a total return of more than 23% year to date, according to FactSet, handily beating the S & P 500 and enhancing an already stellar long-term track record. MOAT 5Y mountain The VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF has been a long-term outperformer. The Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) and iShares Core S & P 500 ETF (IVV) were the top two funds of the week, each bringing in more than $2 billion. Several large short-term bond funds saw outflows this week, including Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) .

Persons: Warren Buffett, FactSet, Brandon Rakszawski, Rakszawski, It's Organizations: Morningstar, Adobe, Bond, Federal Locations: VanEck, outflows

☆ How to Invest in the S&P 500
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: +9 min

The S&P 500 index, short for Standard & Poor’s 500 index, is one of the most widely traded and talked about stock indexes in the world. The Largest S&P 500 Index Funds Ticker Symbols Expense Ratio Fund Size Vanguard S&P 500 Index Fund VOO, VFFSX, VFIAX 0.010%-0.040% $792 billion SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY 0.095% $380 billion Fidelity 500 Index Fund FXAIX 0.015% $374 billion iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV 0.030% $307 billion Vanguard Institutional Index Fund VINIX, VIIIX 0.020%-0.035% $238 billion Morningstar DirectS&P 500 mutual funds vs. S&P 500 ETFsAnother thing to consider is whether you want to buy a traditional mutual fund or an exchange-traded fund, which trades like a stock. Equal weight, value or ESG S&P 500 fundsMoreover, if you’re concerned about the heavy weighting of certain sectors in the S&P index you can invest instead in an equal weight S&P 500 index fund or add those shares to your portfolio. Alternatively, you can buy an S&P 500 value fund, which represents stocks that are considered undervalued or an S&P 500 growth fund, which represents the fastest-growing companies in the S&P 500. Another variation on the S&P 500 index theme incorporates ESG (environmental, social and governance) values while maintaining similar overall industry group weights as the S&P 500.

☆ Tax-trimming strategies tailored for the ETF investor
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Kevin Schmidt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

For ETF investors bearing the brunt of a down market in 2022, tax-loss harvesting might offer a silver-lining opportunity to redeem some of this year's setbacks. The strategy allows investors to sell securities at a loss in order to offset those losses against capital gains taxes on other securities. Tierney, senior portfolio strategist at Schwab Asset Management Solutions, told Bob Pisani on CNBC's "ETF Edge" on Monday. "You have this opportunity before the end of the year to sell that fund, realize the loss, [and] stay invested by buying an aggregate bond ETF," he said. Tierney said he is also perceiving levels of increased interest in the strategy among ETF investors, pointing to telltale signs among advisors and clients at Schwab.

☆ It just got a lot cheaper to buy a top dividend ETF
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Asset management giant BlackRock announced Tuesday that its iShares arm is cutting the fee on a large dividend ETF. The fund, previously known as the iShares U.S. Dividend and Buyback ETF, will now have a management fee of 0.05%, down from 0.25%. The firm is also adding the fund to its core suite of funds and renaming it the iShares Core Dividend ETF . The firm said that the fund is now the lowest fee dividend ETF on the market in the U.S.. Some of the biggest dividend funds from rival Vanguard, such as the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) , carry a fee of 0.06%.

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